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Costa Coffee is a coffee shop chain. They specialise in serving Italian coffee.

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What's the average pay for a barista at Costa Coffee?

The average pay for a barista at Costa Coffee is between £7.49 and £11.25 per hour.

The top paying employers for baristas are Pret A Manger, Gail's and BaxterStorey.

Last updated 26 March 2024

What is the Real Living Wage?

The Real Living Wage is a voluntary rate employers can sign up to that is based on the real cost of living.

Location Real Living Wage
London £13.15
Rest of the UK £12.00

What is the legal minimum wage?

The minimum wage is the legal minimum you must be paid per hour.

Age group Legal minimum wage
23 or older £10.42
21-22 £10.18
18-20 £7.49
Under 18 £5.28
Apprentices £5.28

How we know this

Based on data from 127 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between September 2023 and March 2024.

Who pays baristas the most?

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What are baristas saying about pay at Costa Coffee?

  • Best thing

    Other staff members, good pay

    Worst thing

    Sometimes don’t get breaks, manager isn’t the best

    9.0

    Costa Coffee Employee, November 2023

  • Best thing

    making drinks and helping people

    Worst thing

    Awful pay for the amount of work and stress and also not welcomed within the team well(Often scoffed at when you ask for help)

    3.6

    Costa Coffee Barista, July 2023

  • Best thing

    Pay is slightly better than competitor rates. Manager is accommodating to everyone’s needs where possible.

    Worst thing

    Store opening hours, earliest start 4:45am

    7.8

    Costa Coffee Supervisor, July 2023

  • Best thing

    Okay pay

    Worst thing

    1 unpaid half hour break on 12 hour shift
    Make more money than last year but get less staff hours

    2.6

    Costa Coffee Employee, June 2023

  • Best thing

    My colleagues

    Worst thing

    Costa cannot afford to pay extra person so we are always running working hard and still not achieving what they expect for.

    3.7

    Costa Coffee Assistant manager, January 2023

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